Enrique Molina (runner)

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Enrique Molina Vargas [lower-alpha 1] (born 25 February 1968) is a retired Spanish runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

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He was born in La Zubia. [1] He won the bronze medal in 3000 metres at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, [2] finished seventh in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Olympic Games, [1] eighth in the 5000 metres at the 1997 World Championships and fourteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 1999 World Championships. [2] He also competed at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, [3] the 1995 World Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. [2] He became Spanish 5000 metres champion in 1995, [4] and indoor 1500 metres champion in 1993. [5]

In cross-country running he finished twenty-fourth in the long race at the 1999 World Cross Country Championships and seventeenth at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships. [2] In the team competition Spain finished fourth in 1999 and repeated this in 2000. [6] [7] Molina became Spanish cross-country champion in 2000. [4]

His personal best times were 3:38.51 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Zürich; 7:32.32 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Oslo; 13:07.34 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 1997 in Stockholm; and 27:49.71 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in April 1998 in Lisbon. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molinaand the second or maternal family name is Vargas.

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Enrique Molina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrique Molina at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 1500 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Spanish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Spanish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12.0km CC Men Belfast Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "IAAF World Cross Country Championships 12.3km CC Men Vilamoura Sporting Complex". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2011.


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